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单词 churl
释义
churl
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n

WORD FAMILY
churl: churlish, churls+/churlish: churlisher, churlishly
USAGE EXAMPLES
When the lights go down, only the most uncharitable churl would be rooting for them to fail.
Washington Post(Apr 20, 2016)
But with the superb singing on display, I am beginning to feel like a churl for citing any flaws.
New York Times(Apr 27, 2015)
“Four basebom churls. A beggar’s offering. Scum like that will never stop the snow. She might.”
George R. R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons(2011)
1n a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
Syn|Hyper
Goth, barbarian, boor, peasant, tike, tyke
disagreeable person, unpleasant person
a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
2n a bad-tempered person
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
crank, crosspatch, grouch, grump
crab, crabby person
a quarrelsome grouch
fire-eater, hothead
a belligerent grouch
misanthrope, misanthropist
someone who dislikes people in general
misogynist, woman hater
a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular
disagreeable person, unpleasant person
a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
3n a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
niggard, scrooge, skinflint
pinchgut
a niggardly person who starves himself (and others)
hoarder
a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use
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